Television apparatus, electronic device, and slide support mechanism

ABSTRACT

According to one embodiment, a television apparatus includes a panel unit, a support base, and a plurality of slide support mechanisms. The panel unit includes a front panel arranged in front of a display panel. The support base supports the display panel. The slide support mechanisms are attached to the support base to slidably support the panel unit. The slide support mechanisms includes an elastic bush and a combined member. A through portion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush has a circumference portion attached to one of the support base and the panel unit. The combined member is combined with the other of the panel unit and the support base via a combining portion passing through the through portion, and holds the elastic bush with the other of the panel unit and the support base.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.12/960,161, filed Dec. 3, 2010, which is based upon and claims thebenefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-105777,filed Apr. 30, 2010, the entire contents of both of which areincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

Embodiments described herein relate generally to a television apparatus,an electronic device, and a slide support mechanism.

BACKGROUND

There have been known electronic devices in which a screen protector infront of the display panel is supported by the housing through aring-like insulator arranged along the periphery of the screenprotector.

In such an electronic device, the screen protector is supported by thehousing through the ring-like insulator arranged along the entireperiphery of the screen protector, and therefore hardly slides(vibrates).

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

A general architecture that implements the various features of theinvention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Thedrawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrateembodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of theinvention.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary front view of a television apparatus according toa first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary cross-sectional view taken along line II-II ofFIG. 1 in the first embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary side view of an elastic bush in the televisionapparatus in the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view of an electronic deviceaccording to a second embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary exploded perspective view of the electronicdevice in the second embodiment;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary perspective view of the back side of a first bodyof the electronic device where a battery pack is removed in the secondembodiment;

FIG. 7 is an exemplary perspective view of the back side of a touchpanel unit of the electronic device in the second embodiment; and

FIG. 8 is an exemplary cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIIIof FIG. 4 in the second embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various embodiments will be described hereinafter with reference to theaccompanying drawings. In general, according to one embodiment, atelevision apparatus comprises a panel unit, a support base, and aplurality of slide support mechanisms. The panel unit comprises a frontpanel configured to be arranged in front of a display panel. The supportbase is configured to support the display panel. The slide supportmechanisms are configured to be attached to the support base to slidablysupport the panel unit. The slide support mechanisms comprise an elasticbush and a combined member. A through portion is formed in the elasticbush. The elastic bush has a circumference portion attached to eitherthe support base or the panel unit. The combined member is configured tobe combined with either the panel unit or the support base via acombining portion passing through the through portion, and hold theelastic bush with either the panel unit or the support base.

According to still another embodiment, an electronic device comprises apanel unit, a support base, a plurality of slide support mechanisms. Thepanel unit comprises a front panel configured to be arranged in front ofa display panel. The support base is configured to support the displaypanel. The slide support mechanisms are configured to be attached to thesupport base to slidably support the panel unit. The slide supportmechanisms comprise an elastic bush and a combined member. A throughportion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush has acircumference portion fitted in either the support base or the panelunit. The combined member is configured to be combined with either thepanel unit or the support base via a combining portion passing throughthe through portion, and hold the elastic bush with either the panelunit or the support base.

According to still another embodiment, an electronic device comprises asupporting member, a display module, a panel unit, a combiningmechanism, and a preventing member. The display module is provided tothe supporting member and comprises a display screen. The panel unitcomprises a panel configured to cover the display screen. The combiningmechanism is configured to combine the supporting member with the panelunit such that the panel unit is supported displacably with respect tothe supporting member. The preventing member is located between thepanel unit and the supporting member and is configured to suppressdisplacement of the panel unit with respect to the supporting member.

According to still another embodiment, a slide support mechanismcomprises a base, a supported member, an elastic bush, a combiningportion, and a combined member. The base is provided to a support base.The supported member is provided to a side of a supported body. Athrough portion is formed in the elastic bush. The elastic bush isconfigured to be supported by the base on a side of the through portion.The combining portion is configured to protrude from the supportedmember and pass through the through portion. The combined membercomprises a head and a male screw portion threadedly engaged with afemale screw portion provided to the combining portion. The base islocated between the head and the supported member. The elastic bush isconfigured to be held between the head and the supported member. Thesupported member is slidably supported.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, a television apparatus 1 according to a firstembodiment has a rectangular appearance in a front view (a plan viewviewed from the front). The television apparatus 1 comprises a housing 2and a touch panel 3 a slidably supported by the housing 2. Asillustrated in FIG. 2, the touch panel 3 a has a back surface 3 b. Onthe side of the back surface 3 b (lower side in FIG. 2), a display panel4 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is located as a displaydevice. The display panel 4 has a back surface 4 a. On the side of theback surface 4 a, the housing 2 is located. The display panel 4 is fixedto the housing 2 by a screw (not illustrated) or the like. In the firstembodiment, the touch panel 3 a corresponds to a front panel (a panelunit), while the housing 2 corresponds to a support base (supportingmember).

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, a rectangular frame 3 c are arrangedalong the periphery of the rectangular sheet-like touch panel 3 a. Theframe 3 c is made of a synthetic resin material, a metal material, orthe like. The touch panel 3 a and the frame 3 c are attached to atransparent cover 3 d by double-sided tape (not illustrated), adhesive,or the like. The cover 3 d is made of a thin sheet-like, film-like, orplate-like synthetic resin material or the like. Through the cover 3 d,the touch panel 3 a is integrated with the frame 3 c. A periphery 3 n ofthe touch panel 3 a is located between the frame 3 c and the cover 3 d.The periphery of the cover 3 d is painted black or the like, andprevents the periphery 3 n of the touch panel 3 a and the frame 3 c frombeing exposed on the side of a front surface 3 e of a touch panel unit 3(upper side in FIG. 2). In the first embodiment, the touch panel unit 3,as a panel unit, comprises the touch panel 3 a, the frame 3 c, and thecover 3 d.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the housing 2 comprises a rectangularplate-like bottom wall 2 a and a plurality of vertical walls 2 b. Thedisplay panel 4 is mounted on the bottom wall 2 a. The vertical walls 2b extend from the bottom wall 2 a toward the front side (upper side inFIG. 2) and face a side surface 4 c of the display panel 4. In the firstembodiment, the vertical walls 2 b are arranged partly spaced apartalong the periphery (the side surface 4 c) of the display panel 4. Thevertical walls 2 b function as a positioning member to attach thedisplay panel 4 to the housing 2 or a shock or energy absorbing memberfor a shock load acting in the horizontal direction (the left-rightdirection in FIG. 2) on the display panel 4 and the like. An elasticmember 5 such as elastomer, sponge, or the like is located between theside surface 4 c of the display panel 4 and the vertical walls 2 b. Theelastic member 5 prevents the shaky movement of the display panel 4 aswell as increasing energy absorbing performance.

The display panel 4 is formed into a flat rectangular parallelepipedshape. The display panel 4 receives a video signal from a video signalprocessing circuit in a control circuit comprising an electroniccomponent or the like mounted on a circuit board (all not illustrated),thereby displaying video including a still image and a moving image. Thelight representing video displayed on a front surface 4 b of the displaypanel 4 as a display screen passes through the clear and colorless touchpanel 3 a and is emitted forward. The control circuit of the televisionapparatus 1 comprises, in addition to the video signal processingcircuit, a tuner, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), asignal processor, an audio/video (AV) input terminal, a remote controlsignal receiver, a controller, a selector, an on-screen displayinterface, a storage module such as a read only memory (ROM), a randomaccess memory (RAM), and a hard disk drive (HDD), and an audio signalprocessing circuit (all not illustrated). The television apparatus 1further comprises a built-in amplifier, speaker, and the like (all notillustrated) for outputting audio.

The touch panel 3 a comprises two transparent conductive film adheringeach other (not illustrated). The touch panel 3 a is conducted at aposition pressed by a finger or a stylus, thereby detecting the pressedposition. A signal indicating the position pressed on the touch panel 3a is sent to the controller described above. The controller operatesaccording to the signal.

The television apparatus 1 of the first embodiment comprising anexcitation mechanism (not illustrated). The excitation mechanismcomprises, for example, a motor and an eccentric weight rotated by themotor. The excitation mechanism is attached to a back surface 3 f of arectangular plate-like front wall 3 p of the frame 3 c. The controllerof the television apparatus 1 activates the excitation mechanism whenthe touch panel 3 a is pressed and, for example, vibrates the touchpanel unit 3. Accordingly, the operator (user) feels the vibrationthrough his/her finger or a stylus pressing the touch panel 3 a, whichallows him/her to recognize that the pressing operation has beenreceived.

A strip-like sealing member 6 is arranged along the periphery of thefront surface 4 b of the display panel 4 between the front surface 4 bof the display panel 4 and the back surface 3 f of the frame 3 c. Thesealing member 6 is made of a soft flexible material such as sponge, andprevents foreign matter from getting from the outside into a space Sbetween the front surface 4 b of the display panel 4 and the backsurface 3 b of the touch panel 3 a. A repulsive force of the sealingmember 6 is set to low to hardly affect the slide or vibration of thetouch panel unit 3. That is, the sealing member 6 hardly contributes tothe support of the touch panel unit 3 by the housing 2.

The touch panel unit 3 as a front panel is, as illustrated in FIGS. 1and 2, slidably supported by the housing 2 as a support base through aplurality of slide support mechanisms (combining mechanisms) 7. Relativeto the housing 2, the touch panel unit 3 can slide in the front-backdirection (a direction perpendicular to the front surface 3 e, thevertical direction in FIG. 2) and the horizontal direction (a directionalong the front surface 3 e, the left-right direction in FIG. 2 and adirection perpendicular to the paper surface). The slide supportmechanisms 7 are arranged along the periphery of the touch panel unit 3,preferably, in symmetry with respect to at least one of the two centerlines parallel to the four sides of the rectangular touch panel 3 a in afront view. The slide support mechanisms 7 are arranged at at least fourpositions, and supports the frame 3 c of the touch panel unit 3.

In the first embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the slide supportmechanisms 7 each comprise a support bracket 2 c provided to the housing2, an elastic bush 8 attached to the support bracket 2 c, a through hole8 a formed in the elastic bush 8, a combining portion 7 a that passesthrough the through hole 8 a, and a screw 9 configured to be combinedwith the combining portion 7 a as a combined member. In the firstembodiment, the support bracket 2 c corresponds to a base. The frame 3 ccorresponds to a periphery member, while the front wall 3 p of the frame3 c corresponds to a supported member.

The support bracket 2 c is provided as a boss that cylindricallyprotrudes forward, i.e., toward the front wall 3 p as a supported memberat the periphery of the bottom wall 2 a of the housing 2. A circularthrough hole 2 e is formed in the center of a top wall 2 d of thesupport bracket 2 c. An inward-looking flange 2 f is formed around thethrough hole 2 e.

The elastic bush 8 is made of an elastic material such as elastomer (forexample, synthetic rubber) or the like softer and more flexible than thehousing 2 and the frame 3 c (the combining portion 7 a), and formed in acylindrical shape. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, an outercircumference groove 8 c is formed in the center of an outercircumference surface 8 b in the axial direction (the vertical directionin FIGS. 2 and 3). The outer circumference groove 8 c extends all overthe outer circumference. The flange 2 f of the support bracket 2 c isfitted in the outer circumference groove 8 c, and thereby the elasticbush 8 is attached to the support bracket 2 c.

The elastic bush 8 is elastically deformed. Accordingly, the operatorcan relatively easily attach the elastic bush 8 to the support bracket 2c by inserting the elastic bush 8 into the through hole 2 e from thefront side. One side of the elastic bush 8 is asymmetric with the otherin the axial direction. This prevents the operator from erroneouslyassembling the elastic bush 8 with the support bracket 2 c. Asillustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, a tapered surface 8 d that tapers outwardis formed at the periphery of the end of the elastic bush 8 on the sideof a head 9 a of the screw 9. The tapered surface 8 d functions as aguide for inserting the elastic bush 8 into the through hole 2 e.Further, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3, a tapered surface 8 e thattapers inward is formed at the end of the through hole 8 a on thesupport bracket 2 c side. The tapered surface 8 e functions as a guidefor inserting the combining portion 7 a into the through hole 8 a. Thetapered surface 8 e prevents the elastic bush 8, which is pushed whenthe combining portion 7 a is inserted into the through hole 8 a, frombeing wrongly assembled.

The combining portion 7 a is formed as a boss cylindrically protrudingbackward from the frame 3 c. As illustrated in FIG. 2, when assembled,the combining portion 7 a passes through the through hole 2 e of thesupport bracket 2 c and protrudes on the back side (back surface side)of the support bracket 2 c. A female screw hole 7 b is formed in thecombining portion 7 a as a female screw portion. The female screw hole 7b opens backward. While, in the first embodiment, the female screw hole7 b is formed as a through hole passing through from the front to theback of the front wall 3 p of the frame 3 c, it may be formed as abottomed hole that opens only backward.

The screw 9 comprises the head 9 a and a male screw portion 9 bthreadedly engaged with the female screw hole 7 b. The screw 9 isinserted until the head 9 a comes in contact with an end 7 c of thecombining portion 7 a.

The operator assembles the elastic bush 8 with the support bracket 2 cfrom the front side, and brings the touch panel unit 3 close to thehousing 2 from the front side to insert the combining portion 7 a intothe through hole 8 a of the elastic bush 8. Then, the operator screwsthe screw 9 into the female screw hole 7 b of the combining portion 7 aas a boss from the back side, and thereby the slide support mechanisms 7as illustrated in FIG. 2 are formed. That is, the elastic bush 8 isconfigured to be fitted with the support bracket 2 c. Thus, the operatorcan perform the assembly work easily and smoothly compared to the casewhere an elastic member is adhered or screwed.

In the first embodiment, the combining portion 7 a passes through thethrough hole 8 a of the elastic bush 8 in the front-back direction ofthe display panel 4. Accordingly, the operator can insert the combiningportion 7 a into the through hole 8 a by stacking or overlapping thedisplay panel 4 and the touch panel unit 3. Thus, the operator canperform the assembly work more easily and smoothly.

In the first embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 2, when the slidesupport mechanisms 7 are assembled, a front-side extension portion 8 fof the elastic bush 8 is located between the support bracket 2 c as partof the housing 2 and the frame 3 c of the touch panel unit 3 in frontthereof, and also a back-side extension portion 8 g of the elastic bush8 is located between the support bracket 2 c and the screw 9 in the backthereof. That is, the repulsive force of the elastic bush 8 can easilybe equally acted with respect to both force (external force, inertialforce, etc.) acting from the front to the back of the touch panel unit 3and force acting from the back to the front. This facilitates to preventthe variation in forward and backward slide (vibration) of the touchpanel unit 3. In addition, the elastic bush 8 is arranged to surroundthe combining portion 7 a , which prevents the variation in thehorizontal slide characteristic (vibration characteristic) of the touchpanel unit 3. From the view of easy slide (vibration), the initial load(the load when no external force except the own weight is acting) on thefront-side extension portion 8 f and the back-side extension portion 8 gby holding the members is preferably set to relatively low.

In the first embodiment, the support bracket 2 c is formed as a bossthat protrudes forward (i.e., toward the front wall 3 p of the frame 3c) from the bottom wall 2 a of the housing 2. This prevents the slidesupport mechanisms 7 from protruding backward from the bottom wall 2 aand facilitates to house the slide support mechanisms 7 in the housing2. Besides, the held elastic bush 8 comes in contact with the front wall3 p of the frame 3 c as a base. This eliminates the need to provide theframe 3 c with a portion where the elastic bush 8 comes in contactseparately from the front wall 3 p, and simplifies the structure of theslide support mechanisms 7.

In the slide support mechanisms 7 configured as above, as the contactarea between the touch panel unit 3 and the elastic bush 8 increases,the touch panel unit 3 is less likely to vibrate. Thus, the firstembodiment provides a structure that reduces the contact area betweenthe touch panel unit 3 and the elastic bush 8 when assembled. Forexample, a ring-like protrusion 8 h is provided on the inner surface ofthe through hole 8 a of the elastic bush 8. The protrusion 8 h reducesthe contact area between the inner surface of the through hole 8 a andthe outer surface of the combining portion 7 a. For another example, aplurality of protrusions 3 g are arranged in a circle at a portion wherethe back surface 3 f of the frame 3 c faces the elastic bush 8. Theprotrusions 3 g reduce the contact area between the back surface 3 f ofthe frame 3 c and the front surface of the elastic bush 8. These aredescribed by way of example only, and a protrusion may be provided tothe combining portion 7 a or the front surface of the elastic bush 8.Such a protrusion maybe formed in a ring shape, or a plurality ofprotrusions may be arranged in a circle.

In the first embodiment, the outer diameter Dh of the head 9 a is largerthan the inner diameter Dp of the through hole 2 e of the supportbracket 2 c. Accordingly, even if the elastic bush 8 cannot be assembledby error or comes off from the support bracket 2 c by time degradationor the like, the screw 9 is prevented from coming off from the throughhole 2 e of the support bracket 2 c. This prevents the touch panel unit3 from coming off from the housing 2. A washer (not illustrated) maybearranged between the head 9 a and the elastic bush 8. The washerprevents the elastic bush 8 from twisting upon screwing the screw 9. Inthis case, the washer is provided with an outer diameter larger than theinner diameter Dp of the through hole 2 e.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the touch panelunit 3 comprising the touch panel 3 a is slidably supported by thehousing 2 via the plurality of slide support mechanisms 7 having theelastic bush 8. If the panel unit is supported by the housing viainsulators arranged in a ring, this results in a large contact areabetween the panel unit and the insulators as elastic members.Consequently, the panel unit poorly slides (vibrates). In the firstembodiment, the touch panel unit 3 is supported by the housing 2 via theslide support mechanisms 7 having the elastic bush 8. Accordingly, thecontact area between the elastic member and the panel unit is relativelysmall. This allows the touch panel unit 3 to easily slide (vibrate).That is, according to the first embodiment, the touch panel unit 3 canbe flexibly supported by the slide support mechanisms 7. Thus, the touchpanel unit 3 can be effectively vibrated by the excitation mechanism,and also, if an external force is applied to the touch panel unit 3toward the back side (the display panel 4 side) when, for example,pressed with a finger or the like, the touch panel unit 3 and the touchpanel 3 a is not likely to be damaged.

According to the first embodiment, the slide support mechanisms 7comprise the elastic bush 8 having the through hole 8 a and theperiphery is fitted in one of the housing 2 and the touch panel unit 3(in the first embodiment, as an example, the housing 2) , and the screw9 connected to the other one of the housing 2 and the touch panel unit 3(in the first embodiment, as an example, the touch panel unit 3) via thecombining portion 7 a passing through the through hole 8 a and holdingthe elastic bush 8 with the other one. Accordingly, the elastic bush 8can be attached to the one of the housing 2 and the touch panel unit 3(in the first embodiment, the housing 2) by fit connection. Thus,compared to the case where the elastic member is attached by adhesion orscrewing, the operator can perform assembly work more easily andsmoothly. Besides, the elastic bush 8 is arranged to surround thecombining portion 7 a. This prevents the variation in the slidecharacteristic (vibration characteristic) of the touch panel unit 3 ineach direction perpendicular to the through hole 8 a. Further, theelastic bush 8 supported by the one of the housing 2 and the touch panelunit 3 (in the first embodiment, the housing 2) at the periphery is heldby the other one of the housing 2 and the touch panel unit 3 (in thefirst embodiment, the touch panel unit 3) and the screw 9 connected tothe other one. Thus, the repulsive force of the elastic bush 8 caneasily be equally acted with respect to both axial directions of thethrough hole 8 a. This prevents the variation in the slidecharacteristic (vibration characteristic) in both the directions.

According to the first embodiment, the elastic bush 8 of the slidesupport mechanisms (combining mechanism) 7 has the function ofpreventing the touch panel unit 3 from slideing in the in-planedirection of a front surface 23 e (the direction along the XY plane) andthe out-of-plane direction (the direction crossing the XY plane, atleast the Z direction, the front-back direction). That is, asillustrated in FIG. 2, the elastic bush 8 is arranged to cover theperiphery of the flange 2 f as an example of a portion integrated withthe housing 2, and portions integrated with the touch panel unit 3 (forexample, the front wall 3 p, the combining portion 7 a, and the head 9a) are arranged to cover the periphery of the elastic bush 8.Accordingly, if the touch panel unit 3 is displaced in any direction,the elastic bush 8 is present between the housing 2 and the touch panelunit 3. Thus, with the elastic bush 8 as a preventing member, it ispossible to prevent the over displacement of the touch panel unit 3 orsuppress the displacement within a predetermined range.

According to the first embodiment, the touch panel unit 3 comprises theframe 3 c located at the periphery of the touch panel 3 a. The elasticbush 8 is located on the side of the display panel 4 and on the back ofthe frame 3 c. The combining portion 7 a passes through the through hole8 a in the front-back direction of the display panel 4. With this, theelastic bush 8 can be effectively arranged using a space on the back ofthe frame 3 c and on the side of the display panel 4. Besides, by onlystacking or overlapping the display panel 4 and the touch panel unit 3in the front-back direction, the operator can achieve the state wherethe combining portion 7 a passes through the through hole 8 a of theelastic bush 8. Thus, the operator can perform the assembly work moreeasily and smoothly.

According to the first embodiment, the elastic bush 8 is supported bythe housing 2. The screw 9 comprises the head 9 a and the male screwportion 9 b. The combining portion 7 a comprises the boss having thefemale screw hole 7 b protruding from the front wall 3 p of the frame 3c toward the back surface 3 f, which is threadedly engaged with the malescrew portion 9 b. The elastic bush 8 is held between the head 9 a andthe frame 3 c. That is, the combining portion 7 a passing through thethrough hole 8 a of the elastic bush 8 can be used as a boss forscrewing the screw 9, which downsizes the portion for screwing the screw9. Further, a relatively simple and small structure, in which members(the frame 3 c and the combining portion 7 a ) fixed to the touch panelunit 3 holds the elastic bush 8 supported by the housing 2 in the axialdirection of the through hole 8 a, can be achieved.

According to the first embodiment, in at least one of the contactportion between the elastic bush 8 and the frame 3 c and that betweenthe elastic bush 8 and the combining portion 7 a (in the firstembodiment, both of them), at least one of members in contact with eachother (in the first embodiment, the elastic bush 8 and the frame 3 c)has the protrusion 8 h or 3 g. This reduces the contact area between thetouch panel unit 3 and the elastic bush 8 and allows the touch panelunit 3 to vibrate easily.

A description will be given of an electronic device 10 according to asecond embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the electronic device 10 ofthe second embodiment is, for example, a notebook personal computer. Theelectronic device 10 comprises a flat rectangular first body 11 and aflat rectangular second body 12. The first body 11 and the second body12 are connected by a hinge mechanism 13 to be relatively rotatableabout a rotation axis Ax between an open position as illustrated in FIG.4 and a closed position (not illustrated). Hereinafter, for the sake ofconvenience of description, directions (X, Y, and Z directions) aredefined. The X and Y directions are the directions substantially alongthe front surface of the first body 11. The X direction refers to thewidth direction of the first body 11 (the longitudinal direction of thefront surface) , the Y direction refers to the depth direction of thefirst body 11 (the short-side direction of the front surface), and the Zdirection refers to the direction perpendicular to the surface of thefirst body 11. The X, Y, and Z directions are perpendicular to oneanother.

The first body 11 is provided with a display panel 24 such as a liquidcrystal display (LCD) panel as a display device provided with a touchpanel 23 a, a push button 14, and the like, which are exposed on a frontsurface 21 a as the outer surface of a housing 22. On the other hand,the second body 12 is provided with a display panel 15 such as LCD panelas a display device, a pointing device 16, and the like, which areexposed on a front surface 12 b as the outer surface of a housing 12 a.When the first body 11 and the second body 12 are in the open positionas illustrated in FIG. 4, the display panel 15, the display panel 24with the touch panel 23 a, the push button 14, the pointing device 16,and the like are exposed to allow the user to use them. On the otherhand, in the closed position, the front surface 21 a closely faces thefront surface 12 b, and the display panels 15 and 24, the push button14, the pointing device 16, and the like are covered between thehousings 22 and 12 a. While, in the second embodiment, the touch panel23 a will be described byway of example as being provided to only thefirst body 11, a touch panel may be provided to the second body 12. Inthe second embodiment, the touch panel 23 a corresponds to a frontpanel, and the housing 22 corresponds to a support base.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, in the second embodiment, the display panel 24is located on a bottom wall 22 a of the housing 22 of the first body 11.A touch panel unit 23 is arranged on the display panel 24. In the secondembodiment, the front-back direction based on the display panel 24corresponds to the Z direction. The upper side of FIGS. 4 and 5corresponds to the front side, and the lower side corresponds to theback side. The touch panel 23 a corresponds to the panel unit.

As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5, the housing 22 is provided with anopening 21 b that opens forward (upward in the Z direction). The opening21 b is covered with the touch panel unit 23. The first body 11 has nofront wall as a wall on the front side of the housing 22 except at theperiphery on the second body 12 side where part of the hinge mechanism13 is housed. The front surface of the first body 11 is almost formed ofthe front surface 23 e of the touch panel unit 23. Substantially aconstant clearance 21 c (see FIG. 8) is provided along the entirecircumference of the touch panel unit 23 between the touch panel unit 23and the opening 21 b.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, on the back of the housing 22 of the firstbody 11, a recessed portion 21 d, in which a flat rectangularparallelepiped battery pack 17 (see FIGS. 4, 5, and 8) is fitted, isformed. The recessed portion 21 d is formed on the side separate fromthe hinge mechanism 13, i.e., near the back in the depth direction (theY direction). The bottom surface of the recessed portion 21 d is a backsurface 22 g of the bottom wall 22 a. That is, in the second embodiment,the bottom wall 22 a of the housing 22 functions as a partition wallbetween an inner space of the housing 22 that houses the display panel24 and the touch panel unit 23 and the recessed portion 21 d that housesthe battery pack 17. The display panel 24 is, as illustrated in FIG. 8,fixed to the bottom wall 22 a facing a back surface 24 a with a screw(not illustrated) or the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, in the bottom wall 22 a, the display panel 24is mounted on the front surface 22 h. Besides, a portion where thebattery pack 17 is located on the back surface 22 g as illustrated inFIG. 6 protrudes more forward than a portion on the hinge mechanism 13side as illustrated in FIG. 5. A plurality of (in the second embodiment,four) vertical walls 22 b are provided to the protruding portion. Thevertical walls 22 b are formed as ribs having a rectangular appearancein a side view. The vertical walls 22 b extend from the bottom wall 22 atoward the front side (upper side in FIG. 5) and faces a side surface 24c corresponding to the short side of the display panel 24. In the secondembodiment also, the vertical walls 22 b function as a positioningmember to attach the display panel 24 to the housing 22 or a shock orenergy absorbing member for a shock load acting in the horizontaldirection on the display panel 24 and the like. In the secondembodiment, two of the vertical walls 22 b are arranged to face the oneside surface 24 c corresponding to the short side, and a total of thefour vertical walls 22 b are provided on the bottom wall 22 a.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, in the bottom wall 22 a, the display panel 24is mounted on the front surface 22 h. Besides, on the front surface 22 hin the portion where the battery pack 17 is located on the back surface22 g as illustrated in FIG. 6, a plurality of cylindrical bottomedsupport brackets 22 c that constitute a slide support mechanisms 27protrude as illustrated in FIG. 5. In the second embodiment, the supportbrackets 22 c (in the second embodiment, four support brackets) arelocated outside the vertical walls 22 b in the width direction. Theelastic bush 28 is attached to each of the support brackets 22 c.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the display panel 24 is formed into a flatrectangular parallelepiped shape. The display panel 24 receives adisplay signal from a control circuit comprising an electronic componentor the like mounted on a circuit board (all not illustrated), therebydisplaying video including a still image and a moving image. In thesecond embodiment also, the light representing video displayed on afront surface 24 b of the display panel 24 as a display screen passesthrough the clear and colorless touch panel 23 a and is emitted forward.The control circuit of the electronic device 10 comprises a controlmodule, a storage module such as ROM, RAM, and HDD, an interfacecircuit, and various controllers (all not illustrated). The electronicdevice 10 further comprises a built-in speaker (not illustrated) and thelike for outputting audio.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 7, the touch panel unit 23 comprises therectangular sheet-like touch panel 23 a and the rectangular frame 23 carranged along the periphery of the touch panel 23 a. The frame 23 c ismade of a synthetic resin material, a metal material, or the like. Asillustrated in FIG. 8, the touch panel 23 a and the frame 23 c areattached to a transparent cover 23 d by double-sided tape (notillustrated), adhesive, or the like. The cover 23 d is mace of a thinsheet-like, film-like, or plate-like synthetic resin material or thelike. Through the cover 23 d, the touch panel 23 a is integrated withthe frame 23 c. A periphery 23 n of the touch panel 23 a is locatedbetween the frame 23 c and the cover 23 d. The periphery of the cover 23d is painted black or the like, and prevents the periphery 23 n of thetouch panel 23 a and the frame 23 c from being exposed on the side ofthe front surface 23 e of the touch panel unit 23 (upper side in FIG.8). In the second embodiment also, as illustrated in FIG. 8, there areprovided an elastic member 25 having the same function as the elasticmember 5 and a sealing member 26 having the same function as the sealingmember 6.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, the frame 23 c has a rectangular plate-likefront wall 23 p. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the frame 23 ccomprises horizontal portions 23 h on both sides in the depth directionand vertical portions 23 i on both sides in the width direction as astrip-like portion arranged along the periphery of the touch panel 3 a.In the second embodiment, a combining portion 27 a that constitutes theslide support mechanisms 27 is provided on a back surface 23 f of thefront wall 23 p of the vertical portions 23 i wider than the horizontalportions 23 h. In the second embodiment, the combining portion 27 a isprovided to two positions of each of the two vertical portions 23 i,i.e., a total of four positions. In other words, in the secondembodiment, the four slide support mechanisms 27 support the touch panelunit 23.

An excitation mechanism 18 is provided on the back surface 23 f of thefront wall 23 p of one of the vertical portions 23 i (the verticalportion 23 i on the right side in FIG. 7). In the second embodiment, theexcitation mechanism 18 comprises a motor 18 a and an eccentric weight18 b rotated by the motor 18 a. The rotation of the eccentric weight 18b rotated by the motor 18 a vibrates (rotates) the gravity center of theexcitation mechanism 18. This vibrates the touch panel unit 23 as wellas the frame 23 c.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the rotation axis Ar of the eccentric weight18 b of the excitation mechanism 18 extends along a short side 23 j ofthe rectangular touch panel 23 a in a front view. Accordingly, theexcitation direction of the excitation mechanism 18 is perpendicular tothe short side 23 j, and the excitation mechanism 18 is capable ofvibrating the touch panel unit 23 in the direction along a long side 23k. If the excitation mechanism 18 vibrates the touch panel unit 23 inthe direction along the short side 23 j, i.e., the Y direction, thisincreases the distance (i.e., moment arm) between the excitationmechanism 18 and each of the combining portions 27 a as a support pointof the touch panel unit 23 in the X direction and the variation thereof.Consequently, the touch panel unit 23 is likely to slide in the in-planedirection (i.e., in the XY plane). In this case, the vibration is likelyto vary substantially depending on the position of the touch panel 23 a.According to the second embodiment, the excitation mechanism 18 vibratesthe touch panel unit 23 in the direction perpendicular to the short side23 j, i.e., the direction along the long side 23 k. This reduces thedistance (i.e., moment arm) between the excitation mechanism 18 and eachof the combining portions 27 a in the Y direction and the variationthereof. Thus, the touch panel unit 23 is not likely to slide in thein-plane direction (i.e., in the XY plane). In other words, it ispossible to easily achieve the vibration of the touch panel 23 a alongthe longitudinal direction (i.e., the X direction) in which slidecomponents are less.

The eccentric weight 18 b of the excitation mechanism 18 is locatedcloser to the center of the short side 23 j than the motor 18 a. Thismakes the excitation point of the excitation mechanism 18 closer to thegravity center of the touch panel unit 23. Thus, the touch panel unit 23can be effectively vibrated. Besides, compared to the case where theeccentric weight 18 b is located more distant from the center of theshort side 23 j than the motor 18 a, the touch panel unit 23 is notlikely to slide in the in-plane direction (i.e., in the XY plane). Inother words, it is possible to easily achieve the vibration along thelongitudinal direction (i.e., the X direction) in which slide componentsare less.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the battery pack17 is located on the side distant from the hinge mechanism 13 (i.e., onthe back side in the depth direction). On the other hand, the excitationmechanism 18 is located close to the hinge mechanism 13 (i.e., on thefront side in the depth direction). That is, in the second embodiment,the battery pack 17 and the excitation mechanism 18 are effectivelyarranged in the housing 22 of the first body 11 without interferencewith each other.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the push button 14 is located on the backsurface 23 f of the front wall 23 p of the vertical portions 23 i of theframe 23 c. In the second embodiment, the push button 14 is located inthe center of the vertical portions 23 i in the longitudinal direction(the Y direction) , and the combining portions 27 a, i.e., the slidesupport mechanisms 27, are located on both sides of the verticalportions 23 i in the longitudinal direction with the push button 14between them. The push button 14 and the combining portions 27 a (i.e.,the slide support mechanisms 27) are arranged symmetrical with respectto a center line C passing through the center of the touch panel unit 23in the X direction along the Y direction. A circuit board 23 m mountedwith an electronic component for the processing of the touch panel 23 ais attached on the back surface 23 f of the front wall 23 p of thehorizontal portions 23 h on the hinge mechanism 13 side of the touchpanel 23 a. The circuit board 23 m is located on the vertical portion 23i opposite (the left side in FIG. 7) the vertical portion 23 i providedwith the excitation mechanism 18 (the vertical portion 23 i on the rightside in FIG. 7).

As illustrated in FIG. 8, the electronic device 10 of the secondembodiment comprises the slide support mechanisms 27 having the samefunction as the slide support mechanisms 7 of the first embodiment. Thatis, the slide support mechanisms 27 each comprise the support bracket 22c provided to the housing 22, the elastic bush 28 attached to thesupport bracket 22 c, a through hole 28 a formed in the elastic bush 28,the combining portion 27 a that passes through the through hole 28 a,and a screw 29 configured to be combined with the combining portion 27 aas a combined member. In the second embodiment, the support bracket 22 ccorresponds to a base. The frame 23 c corresponds to a periphery member,while the front wall 23 p of the frame 23 c corresponds to a supportedmember.

The support bracket 22 c is provided as a boss that cylindricallyprotrudes forward, i.e., toward the front wall 23 p, as a supportedmember at the periphery of the bottom wall 22 a of the housing 22. Acircular through hole 22 e is formed in the center of a top wall 22 d ofthe support bracket 22 c. An inward-looking flange 22 f is formed aroundthe through hole 22 e.

The elastic bush 28 is made of an elastic material such as elastomer(for example, synthetic rubber) or the like, and formed in a cylindricalshape. An outer circumference groove 28 c is formed in the center of anouter circumference surface 28 b of the elastic bush 28 in the axialdirection (the vertical direction in FIG. 8). The outer circumferencegroove 28 c extends all over the outer circumference. The flange 22 f ofthe support bracket 22 c is fitted in the outer circumference groove 28c, and thereby the elastic bush 28 is attached to the support bracket 22c.

The elastic bush 28 is elastically deformed. Accordingly, the operatorcan relatively easily attach the elastic bush 28 to the support bracket22 c by inserting the elastic bush 28 into the through hole 22 e fromthe front side. One side of the elastic bush 28 is asymmetric with theother in the axial direction. This prevents the operator fromerroneously assembling the elastic bush 28 with the support bracket 22c. As illustrated in FIG. 8, as with the elastic bush 8 of the firstembodiment, the tapered surfaces 28 d and 28 e are formed in the elasticbush 28. Besides, as with the elastic bush 8 of the first embodiment,the elastic bush 28 comprises a front-side extension portion 28 flocated between the frame 23 c and the flange 22 f, and a back-sideextension portion 28 g located between a head 29 a of the screw 29 andthe flange 22 f.

The combining portion 27 a is formed as a boss cylindrically protrudingbackward from the frame 23 c. As illustrated in FIG. 8, when assembled,the combining portion 27 a passes through the through hole 22 e of thesupport bracket 22 c and protrudes on the back side (back surface side)of the support bracket 22 c. A female screw hole 27 b opening backwardis formed in the combining portion 27 a as a female screw portion.

The screw 29 comprises the head 29 a and a male screw portion 29 bconfigured to be threaded into the female screw hole 27 b. The screw 29is inserted into the combining portion 27 a until the head 29 a comes incontact with an end 27 c of the combining portion 27 a.

The operator assembles the elastic bush 28 with the support bracket 22 cfrom the front side, and brings the touch panel unit 23 close to thehousing 22 from the front side to inset the combining portion 27 a intothe through hole 28 a of the elastic bush 28. Then, the operator screwsthe screw 29 into the female screw hole 27 b of the combining portion 27a as a boss from the back side, and thereby the slide support mechanisms27 as illustrated in FIG. 8 are formed. That is, the elastic bush 28 isconfigured to be fitted with the support bracket 22 c. Thus, theoperator can perform the assembly work easily and smoothly compared tothe case where an elastic member is adhered or screwed.

In the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the combiningportion 27 a passes through the through hole 28 a of the elastic bush 28in the front-back direction of the display panel 24. Besides, in thesecond embodiment also, when the slide support mechanisms 27 areassembled, the front-side extension portion 28 f of the elastic bush 28is located between the support brackets 2 c as part of the housing 22and the frame 23 c of the touch panel unit 23 in front thereof, and alsothe back-side extension portion 28 g of the elastic bush 28 is locatedbetween the support bracket 22 c and the screw 29 in the back thereof.In addition, the elastic bush 28 is arranged to surround the combiningportion 27 a. In the second embodiment also, the support bracket 22 c isformed as a boss that protrudes forward (i.e., toward the front wall 23p of the frame 23 c) from the bottom wall 22 a of the housing 22.

The second embodiment also provides a structure that reduces the contactarea between the touch panel unit 23 and the elastic bush 28 whenassembled. In the structure, a ring-like protrusion 28 h is provided onthe inner surface of the through hole 28 a of the elastic bush 28, and aplurality of protrusions 23 g are arranged in a circle at a portion ofthe back surface 23 f of the frame 23 c faces the elastic bush 28. Theseare described by way of example only, and a protrusion may be providedto the combining portion 27 a or the front surface of the elastic bush8, such a protrusion may be formed in a ring shape, or a plurality ofprotrusions may be arranged in a circle.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, in the second embodiment, the screw 29 thatconstitutes the slide support mechanisms 27 is exposed on the backsurface 22 g side of the bottom wall 22 a. That is, before screwing thescrew 29, the end 27 c (see FIG. 8) of the combining portion 27 a thatconstitutes the slide support mechanisms 27 is exposed on the backsurface 22 g side of the bottom wall 22 a. Accordingly, by screwing thescrew 29 when the battery pack 17 is not fitted in the recessed portion21 d, the slide support mechanisms 27 can be easily and smoothlyobtained, and the touch panel unit 23 can be attached to the housing 22.Further, by covering the screw 29 with the battery pack 17, it ispossible to prevent the touch panel unit 23 from being detached from thehousing 22 caused by the user erroneously unscrewing the screw 29. Withthis, compared to the case where the cover is separately provided tocover the screw 29, the structure can be simplified. As illustrated inFIG. 8, a seal 22 i may be attached to the back surface 22 g as anexample of a cover to cover the screw 29 therewith. Furthermore, in thesecond embodiment, the housing 22 can be made thinner by using thebattery pack 17 as the cover of the recessed portion 21 d.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the electronicdevice 10 comprises the slide support mechanisms 27 having the samefunction as the slide support mechanisms 7 of the first embodimentalthough with different specifications such as the size, number,location, and the like. That is, the electronic device 10 of the secondembodiment provided with the slide support mechanisms 27 can achieve thesame effect as the television apparatus 1 of the first embodimentprovided with the slide support mechanisms 7. Besides, the elastic bush28 of the slide support mechanisms 27 functions as a preventing memberin the same manner as the elastic bush 8 of the slide support mechanisms7 of the first embodiment functioning as a preventing member.

According to the second embodiment, the excitation mechanism 18 isprovided to the back surface side of the front wall 23 p of the frame 23c. Accordingly, compared to the case where the excitation mechanism 18is provided to the housing 22 or the like, the touch panel unit 23 canbe effectively vibrated.

In the second embodiment, the excitation mechanism 18 comprises theeccentric weight 18 b and the motor 18 a that rotates the eccentricweight 18 b. Thus, the excitation mechanism 18 can be simplified andformed with less cost.

According to the second embodiment, the touch panel 23 a is rectangularin a front view (viewed from the front). The excitation direction of theexcitation mechanism 18 is perpendicular to the short side 23 j of thetouch panel 23 a. More specifically, the rotation axis Ar of theeccentric weight 18 b or the motor 18 a extends along the short side 23j of the rectangular touch panel 23 a. Accordingly, compared to the casewhere the excitation direction of the excitation mechanism 18 is alongthe short side 23 j or the rotation axis Ar of the motor 18 a is alongthe long side 23 k, the touch panel unit 23 is not likely to slide inthe in-plane direction (i.e., in the XY plane). In other words, it ispossible to easily achieve the vibration along the longitudinaldirection in which slide components are less.

According to the second embodiment, the eccentric weight 18 b is locatedcloser to the center of the short side 23 j than the motor 18 a. Thismakes the excitation point closer to the gravity center of the touchpanel unit 23. Thus, the touch panel unit 23 can be effectivelyvibrated. Besides, compared to the case where the eccentric weight 18 bis located more distant from the center of the short side 23 j than themotor 18 a, the touch panel unit 23 is not likely to slide in thein-plane direction (i.e., in the XY plane). In other words, it ispossible to easily achieve the vibration along the longitudinaldirection in which slide components are less.

The foregoing embodiments are susceptible to considerable variation intheir practice. For example, the embodiments are described above asbeing applied to the television apparatus or the notebook personalcomputer provided with two display screens, the embodiments may beapplied to any other electronic device having a display panel and afront panel in front of the display panel such as a notebook or desktopcomputer with one display screen, a personal digital assistant (PDA), asmartbook, a smartphone, a mobile phone, and the like.

Besides, the specifications (motion system, structure, form, material,size, number, arrangement, etc.) can be changed as required for thedisplay device, the electronic device, the display panel, the frontpanel, the panel unit, the support base, the periphery member, the slidesupport mechanism, the through portion, the elastic bush, the combiningportion, the combined member, the frame, the excitation mechanism, theprotrusion, and the like. For example, the front panel need notnecessarily be a touch panel. In addition, the support base may be amember other than the housing such as, for example, a member thatconstitutes the basis of the device main body. The periphery member maybe provided to part of the periphery of the front panel, and need notnecessarily surround the periphery in a frame-like manner. Theexcitation mechanism may be a mechanism with a linear motor. An elementother than the screw, such as a rivet or the like, may be used as thecombining portion. Further, using a nut as the combined member, the malescrew portion may be provided to the end of the combining portion sothat the nut is tightened thereon.

Although not illustrated, preferably, the excitation mechanism isprovided between a plurality of slide support mechanisms. With this, theexcitation mechanism can be arranged closer to the gravity center of thetouch panel unit, and the touch panel unit can be effectively swung(vibrated). Moreover, it can be made easier to suppress the variation inslide (vibration) depending on the location of the touch panel unit andto suppress the slide (vibration) of the touch panel unit in thein-plane direction.

Although not illustrated, a portion where the elastic bush extends inthe outer diameter direction (in the above embodiments, for example, thefront-side extension portions 8 f and 28 f, and the back-side extensionportions 8 g and 28 g, etc.) may be brought into contact with thehousing (for example, the side wall) to obtain a structure that ensuresor adjusts the clearance between the touch panel unit and thesurrounding housing (opening periphery). In this case, it is suitable toarrange the slide support mechanisms close to the periphery of the touchpanel unit. Moreover, using the contact structure, the touch panel unitcan be centered. Besides, a portion where the elastic bush extendstoward the side as being held between the support bas and the touchpanel unit may be brought into contact with the housing (for example,the side wall).

One of the supporting member and the supported member may comprise aninward-looking flange that extends from the outer circumference of theelastic bush toward the inner circumference, and the elastic bush may belocated on the inner circumference side of the inward-looking flange andon both sides in the axial direction (for example, cover whilesurrounding). Each element integrated with the other of the supportingmember and the supported member may be located on the innercircumference side of the elastic bush and on both sides in the axialdirection (for example, cover while surrounding). In this case, theelastic bush functions as a preventing member.

Although not illustrated, a portion integrated with one of thesupporting member and the supported member may comprise anoutward-looking flange that extends toward the outer circumference, andthe elastic bush may be located on the outer circumference side of theoutward-looking flange and on both sides in the axial direction (forexample, cover while surrounding). Each element integrated with theother of the supporting member and the supported member may be locatedon the outer circumference side of the elastic bush and on both sides inthe axial direction (for example, cover while surrounding). In this casealso, the elastic bush functions as a preventing member. In addition,the elastic bush may comprise a plurality of divisional bodies.

The sealing member (in the above embodiments, for example, the sealingmembers 6 and 26, etc.) may be made of an elastic material such aselastomer, sponge, or the like to suppress the slide of the touch panelunit.

While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments havebeen presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit thescope of the inventions. Indeed, the novel methods and systems describedherein may be embodied in a variety of other forms; furthermore, variousomissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the methods andsystems described herein may be made without departing from the spiritof the inventions. The accompanying claims and their equivalents areintended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within thescope and spirit of the inventions.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device comprising: a supportingmember; a display provided to the supporting member, the displaycomprising a display screen; a panel unit comprising a panel configuredto cover the display screen; a combining mechanism configured to combinethe supporting member with the panel unit such that the panel unit issupported in a displaceable manner with respect to the supporting memberand the display; and a preventing member located between the panel unitand the supporting member and between the combining mechanism and thesupporting member, and configured to suppress displacement of the panelunit with respect to the supporting member and the display.
 2. Theelectronic device of claim 1, wherein a through portion is formed in thepreventing member, a circumference portion of the preventing member isfitted in either the supporting member or the panel unit, and thecombining mechanism comprises a combined member configured to becombined with either the panel unit or the supporting member via acombining portion passing through the through portion, and configured tohold the preventing member with either the panel unit or the supportingmember.
 3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the panel unitcomprises a periphery member provided to at least part of a periphery ofthe panel, the preventing member is located on a side of the display andbehind the periphery member, and the combining portion is configured topass through the through portion in a front-back direction of thedisplay.
 4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the preventingmember is configured to be supported by the supporting member, thecombined member comprises a head and a male screw portion, the combiningportion comprises a boss comprising a female screw portion, wherein thefemale screw portion protrudes backward from the periphery member andthreadedly engages with the male screw portion, and the preventingmember is configured to be held between the head and the peripherymember.
 5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein, at at least one ofa contact portion between the preventing member and the periphery memberand a contact portion between the preventing member and the combiningportion, a protrusion is provided to at least one of the members whichinterfere with each other.
 6. The electronic device of claim 3, furthercomprising an excitation mechanism located behind the periphery member.7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the excitation mechanismcomprises an eccentric weight and a motor configured to rotate theeccentric weight.
 8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein: thepanel comprises a rectangle shape in a front view, and an excitationdirection of the excitation mechanism is perpendicular to a short sideof the rectangle shape of the panel.
 9. The electronic device of claim7, wherein: the panel comprises a rectangle shape in a front view, and arotation axis of the eccentric weight extends along a short side of therectangle shape of the panel.
 10. The electronic device of claim 9,wherein the eccentric weight is located closer to the center of theshort side than is the motor.
 11. A slide support comprising: a baseprovided to a support base; a supported member provided to a side of asupported body; an elastic bush to which a through portion is formed,the elastic bush being configured to be supported by the base on a sideof the through portion; a combining portion configured to protrude fromthe supported member and to pass through the through portion; and acombined member comprising a head and a male screw portion combined witha female screw portion provided to the combining portion, wherein thebase is located between the head and the supported member, the elasticbush is configured to be held between the head and the supported member,and the supported member is slidably supported.
 12. The electronicdevice of claim 11, wherein a circumference portion of the elastic bushis fitted in the base, and the combining portion is configured to holdthe elastic bush with the base.
 13. The electronic device of claim 11,wherein, at at least one of a contact portion between the elastic bushand the supported member and a contact portion between the elastic bushand the combining portion, a protrusion is provided to at least one ofthe members which interfere with each other.
 14. The electronic deviceof claim 11, further comprising an excitation mechanism provided to theside of the supported body.
 15. The electronic device of claim 13,wherein the excitation mechanism comprises an eccentric weight and amotor configured to rotate the eccentric weight.
 16. The electronicdevice of claim 14, wherein: the supported body comprises a rectangleshape in a front view, and an excitation direction of the excitationmechanism is perpendicular to a short side of the rectangle shape of thesupported body.
 17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein: thesupported body comprises a rectangle shape in a front view, and arotation axis of the eccentric weight extends along a short side of therectangle shape of the supported body.
 18. The electronic device ofclaim 17, wherein the eccentric weight is located closer to the centerof the short side than is the motor.